Punching-bag support.



No. 662,045. A Patenied Nov. 20, 1900.

A. A. WHITELY & w. A. DUNCAN.

' PUNGHING BAG SUPPORT.

(Application filed Feb. 19, 1900.)

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ALEXANDER A. WHI'IELY AND WILLIAM A. DUNCAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,ASSIGNORS TO MAUDE I. WHITELY, OF SAME PLACE.

PUNCHlNG-BAG SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,045, dated November20, 1900.

Application filed February 19,1900. Serial No. 5,6 82. lNo model.)

T0 (6 whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER A; WHITELY, a resident of the city of NewYork, borough of Manhattan, county of New York, and WILLIAM A. DUNCAN, aresident of New York, (Long Island City,) county of Queens, State of NewYork, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Punching-Bag Exercising Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to that class of exer cising apparatus known aspunching-bag exercisers, and has for its object to produce a simple,cheap, and efficient punching-bag exerciser and one which is light inweight, easily and quickly set up and dismounted, whose resistance toblows can be adjusted, and which when in operation reduces to a minimumthe vibrations transmitted to the wall ordinarily caused by the punchesor blows.

By our invention we produce an improved punching-bag exerciser in whichthe base of the bag-carrying standard is free from the wall or notjointed thereto, the said base being suspended and supported by aplurality of non-elastic cords or connections.

To these ends ourinvention consists in the novel details of improvementand the combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of an exer cising device embodyingour invention shown mounted upon an open doorway, part of thebag-carrying standard being shown in dotted lines; and Fig. 2 is asimilar iew of the same, showing the door closed and the lower cords orconnections attached to the floor and only the upper cords orconnections fastened to the door-frame.

1n the drawings, A indicates a rod or standard, preferably made of lightmaterial, as wood, to one end of which is affiXed asuitable inflatablepunching-bag B, adapted to be punched or struck by an operator. At theopposite or non-bag-carrying end the standard A is provided with a loopor eye a, of

wire or other suitable material. One part of the standard A is supportedby non-elastic connections, whereby ajoint or pivotal point isestablished for the standard, and the other part of the standard isconnected with elastic or yielding connections, whereby to maintain thestandard in a normal position and resist the punches or blows given tothe bag B. For this purpose We have shown the loop or eye a as connectedwith cords, wires, or the like I), that extend at an angle to each otherat or near the end of the standard A and that are connected to asupport, such as a doorframe, wall, or the like. The cords orconnections b are shown provided at their ends with hooks 0, adapted forconnection with links d, connected to the eye a, and at their oppositeends two of the cores 1) have hooks e for connection with staples oreyesf, attached to the support or frame C. One of the cords orconnections b is shown provided with a take-up g, which may be in theform of a tentcord tightener or other suitable device,whereby theplurality or cords can be drawn taut, so as to hold the end of thestandard A in a definite position. It will be seen that by having thecords 1) arranged in substantially triangular relation the movements towhich the standard A may be subjected are resisted by said cords invarious directions, and thus the standard is maintained normally in anoperative position, and yet so that it may have slight movement at itsnon-bag-oarrying end.

The standard A is maintained normally in a substantially horizontalposition by resilient or yielding connections D, which may be in theform of elastic cords or other yielding medium, and, if desired,spring-couplings D may be used in conjunction with the elastic oryielding cords. We have shown the ends of the elastic connections Dprovided with hooks E, adapted to be connected with the eyes or staplesf either directly or by interposed straps that may be used to adjust thetension of the yielding connections D. We have shown the elasticconnections D as arranged in triangular relation,practically similar tothe cords b, and the elastic connections D as so arranged that bypreference the standard A can remain in a substantially horizoning thestandard A suspended by the cords or connections I) D the bag B may behit a blow in line with the axis of the standard A, whereby a greaterresistance will be afforded than when a side blow is given, and at thesame time the operators hand will not be inju red by such end thrustrelatively to the standard, owing to the fact that the standard issupported by the cords b, which will yield slightly under such blow, ascontradistinguished to a standard that is held by a rigid joint to awall, floor, or the like. The triangular arrangement of the elasticconnections I D causes the bag B to return to a normal central point,While at the same time it enables the bag to move in every direction.

In Fig. 2 we have shown the punching-bag and its connections arrangedsubstantially similar to the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, with theexception that instead of attaching the lower cords and connect-ions b Ddirectly to the frame 0 said connections each extend to a ring, and acord or connection It extends from each ring to the floor, theconnections h having hooks for engaging staples or the like on thefloor. 133 this means the device can be attached to the frame 0 at itsupper end, while it can be held at a suitable distance from the door, sothat the door may remain closed, and whereby the device can be connectedor mounted upon a solid support, as a wall, instead of an open frame. Inthis case it is evident that by suitably inclining the cords orconnections the bag B will be free to have movement in variousdirections without the bag or standard encountering the door or wall.

It will be seen that ourpunching-bag standard is carried by supportsthat are movable. in all directions within certain limits and that norigid resistance is presented to the bag, such as would occur were thestandard pivoted or jointed directlyto a metal or other rigids'upport-ingbase. It will also be understood that by adjusting thelength of the opposed cords or connections the standard and its bag canbe adjusted to any desired anglethat is, in a position other than thenormal horizontal position-whereby persons of different heights mayconveniently operate the same device when once applied to a frame orwall without readjustment of the staples or hooks.

We do not limit our invention to the precise details of constructionshown and described, as they may be varied Without departing from thespirit of the invention; but

What we do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An exercising apparatus comprising a standard, a bag at one endthereof, a plurality of non-elastic connections extending from the otherend of the standard, means for attaching said connections to a support,and a plu rality of elastic connections also extending from the standardat a point near the bag and provided with means for attaching them to asupport, a pair of said connections being arranged to support thestandard in a substantially horizontal position, the non-bagcarrying endof the standard and the connections supporting said end being free froma separate base-piece.

2. An exercising apparatus having a standard, a bag at one end thereof,the other end of the standard having a plurality of divergingconnections, a plurality of diverging elastic connections extending fromsaid standard, pairs of said connections extending to a common point ofsupport, and means for stretching said connections outwardly to supportthe standard in a substantially horizontal position,a pair of theconnectionsextendingdownwardly from an overhead support to sustain thestandard. I

3. An exerciser comprising a standard, a bag at one end thereof, a setof non-elastic cords connected to the opposite end of the standard,means for sustaining said cords in triangular relation to each other,means for adjusting the tension of said cords, a plurality of elasticconnections extending from said standard and adapted to be arranged intriangular relation to each other, means for attaching said elasticconnections to a support, pairs of said connections each extending to aring, and a connection extending from each ring to a support for holdingsaid pairs of connections in a diverging position.

4. In an exerciser, the combination of a standard, a punching-bagattached thereto at one end, a loop at the opposite end thereof, apluralityof cords connected with said loop and provided with books attheir outer ends, and means for supporting said hooks, with apluralityof elastic connections attached to said standard at a point near the bagand provided with means at their outer ends to connect them with asupport, and means connected with one of the firstmentioned connectionsfor stretching the corresponding connections to suspend the standard ina substantially horizontal position.

ALEXANDER A. WHITELY. WILLIAM A. DUNCAN.

Witnesses:

HENRY .S'roRcK, MAURICE BLocK.

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